Thursday, April 07, 2011

(Photos) Stevie Nicks & Rod Stewart - NYC April 6th - Madison Square Garden

A few changes in New York City last night... First Stevie wore something a little different for a skirt then she's been wearing lately... Second it doesn't look like she wore the boots all night except for during Rod's set.  Third, she added Rock N Roll back into her set - ending the night rockin' and dropped Fall From Grace.  AND they stuck with Leather and Lace and performed it as a duet during Rod's set.

East coast is done!  Heading west... Next stop Chicago... Oprah taping on Friday... Concert on Saturday.


Here's a photo gallery from last nights show with photos by Laura Cavanaugh
About 60 or 70 shots in all



Stevie's set list...

01. Stand Back
02. Secret Love
03. If Anyone Falls
04. Dreams
05. Sorcerer
06. Gold Dust Woman
07. Rhiannon
08. Landslide
09. Edge of Seventeen

Encores:

01. Love Is
02. Rock & Roll


Fan Review - Centerfield Maz

Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Will Stevie Nicks be Performing on Oprah?

Al Ortiz, Stevie's Bass player posted to his Facebook page today the following:
"Madison Square Garden tonight. Then a long bus ride to Chicago. We are doing Oprah. It will air on the 13th."
From this, I take it Stevie's going to perform on Oprah :) 


Philly Photos - Stevie Nicks & Rod Stewart - Wells Fargo 4/5/11


Photos by Cherui


Stevie Nicks "Secret Love" AC & Triple A Chart Update **New High Position**

In Billboard Magazine issue dated April 16th - Stevie's new single "Secret Love" moves up two positons on the Adult Contemporary Charts to # 21 in it's 6th week on the chart (with a bullet). On the strength of increased radio station adds and play week over week, the song is on a roll.  AC Charts are a slow burn, so tunes take awhile to ascend up the charts... They also linger on the charts longer.  The song was also one of the "Most Added" songs of the week to station playlists picking up 4 additional stations around the US.

Over on Triple A radio, the song moves up one position to # 25 (with a bullet) on increased play as well.  It's not likely to achieve a much higher position then say #20 at this point as there haven't been any new Triple A radio station adds in the last couple of weeks.  But you never know, with her appearance on Oprah coming up and if the "Secret Love" video would be released, it may turn things around.



Dave Stewart & Stevie Nicks - The Blackbird Diaries, Vol. 1 (Sizzle Reel)

WOW! I LOVE THIS!





The Blackbird Diaries is expected to be released late Spring or Summer... It features Dave and Stevie on their duet "Cheaper Than Free" theblackbirddiaries.com

"Hopefully, you've already seen the preview (aka "sizzle reel") of Stevie Nicks' upcoming solo album "In Your Dreams" (May 3) which is actually footage from a companion documentary / long-form music video directed by the album's co-producer Dave Stewart. Everything about it is stunning. Stewart also has an album coming out this summer, as well as a companion film. So it makes sense that he gets his own sizzle reel, which features Stevie and Stewart singing / recording at her home, dancing in her living room, etc. The same team that cut this trailer also worked on Stevie's documentary as well as the music video for her first single "Secret Love." Stewart, who appears to be a little over-committed these days, has a problem with premature Tweet-a-lation, promising sexy things like a release date for the Secret Love video that came and went. A new tweet says something is coming April 12, and Stevie allows Oprah to be in her presence the next day, so consider this foreplay. This video features a radiant Stevie, still supernaturally gorgeous on the edge of 63."

I'm confused... Where did this come from!?

(Review) Stevie Nicks | Rod Stewart - Philadelpha, PA 4/5/11

Photo by: Gilbert Carrasquillo
Rod Stewart, Stevie Nicks take on age differently at Philadelphia show
by John J. Moser

If there’s one thing Tuesday’s concert by Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center proved, it’s that time, indeed, marches on.

But the way each marched made all the difference.

With Stewart now 66 and Nicks turning 63 next month, the two raspy voices that produced an astounding 65 Top 40 hits from 1971-91 are now both significantly diminished – constricted in range and depth.

But while Nicks’ marched has turned into a slower, lighter and – dare I say it, matronly -- step to adjust for the limitations of voice and age, Stewart barreled forward with a damn-the-torpedoes attitude that made his set far more enjoyable, faults and all.

Read the full review at Lehigh Valley Music


Also a mention of the concert on The Feast

Appearing in a double-bill last night as part of their Heart & Soul Tour, aging rockers Rod Stewart and Stevie Nicks thrilled the capacity Wells Fargo crowd with a series of hits from their heyday.